Product Manager Winter and All-Season

Product planning for replacement market of Japan including Consumer tires, Commercial tires and Motor sport tires

• Research and analyze the following information and reflect product planning
• Trend of consumer preference of product (Pattern, Performance, Price etc)
• Trend of car/tire industry (Car type, Size, Performance etc)
• Competitors’ products (Portfolio, Performance, # of size, Price etc)
• Draw and maintain product portfolio to launch new product in appropriate time considering sourcing
• Prepare and manage PCP (Product Creation Process) to develop new product and extend size

Product development with right performance and cost to meet customer/consumer expectations

• Communicate and discuss with related teams at ASIA, Europe and the associate company
• Set up and achieve the target of feature, performance, pattern, size and cost
• Organize and manage performance test of new products and benchmarking of competitors tires

Establish business plan based on market back information and customer/consumer expectations

• Set up unit sales and profit plan for new product and follow up
• Lead and align with related teams, Finance, Pricing, Sales, Marketing and Supply chain to achieve business plan
• Lead Pricing manager to decide suitable list price to achieve target profit

Manage and analyze statistics information of industry

• Collect and analyze statistics car/tire industry and utilize for product planning

Education & Certifications

• University Degree

Experience

• More than 5 years experience of product planning based on market & consumer needs.
• Experience of automotive related business
• Experience of English communication at work
• Experience of Japanese communication at work
• Experience of management more than 5 people

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication and presentation skill both in Japanese.
• Moderate English ability especially Listening and Speaking.
• Knowledge about automotive industry, Tire, Sales and marketing.
• Lead related department, team members towards achieving business goals

Goodyear is one of the world's largest tire companies. It employs about 68,000 people and manufactures its products in 51 facilities in 19 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio, and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg, strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to Goodyear.com.

Goodyear is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law.